VOP Spring/Summer 2016

LOCAL VETERANS

The Village of Orland Park is a proud commemorative partner for the Vietnam War Commemoration by the United States Department of Defense. “Orland Park is very pleased to be a partner in this nationwide program to thank and honor Vietnam Veterans,” said Mayor Dan McLaughlin. “We have a number of Vietnam Vets, their families and friends in the Orland Park area and we’re looking forward to thanking them for their service and remembering the sacrifices they all made,” the mayor said. The Vietnam War Commemoration objectives include thanking and honoring veterans of the war including those who were held as prisoners of war or listed as missing in action. The objectives also include highlighting the services of the armed forces during the war and pay tribute to contributions made on the home front by the people of the United States during the war.

Memorial Day 2016

The annual Memorial Day Ceremony was held on May 30 at the Orland Park Veterans Memorial, Ara Pace - Place of Peace, at the Orland Park Village Center at 147th and Ravinia Avenue. The names of 35 area veterans were added to the wall that borders the memorial this year.

The names added to the wall are as follows.

Joseph A. “Red” Wanders John G. “Jack” Mescall Raymond P. Reid Louis P. Bongiorno Joseph A. Bongiorno Frank S. Bongiorno Salvatore P. Bongiorno Matthew Paul Huhtelin Dean A. Casper John J. Owens Robert M. Owens II Hubert E. Owens Arthur Klemm Finstad Frank Harvey Finstad Adolph George Finstad Sr. Adolph George Finstad Jack L. Savage Lloyd Edward Brandau

Billie Wayne Larson Ronald John Stewart John F. Runquist Batista “Buddy” Lorenzini Rudolph J. Mensone Edward Joseph Pavelek, Jr. Leonard I. Fornek Irving Eric Herman Anthony Thomas Dyrkacz Sr. Frank S. Grove Robert A. Petska Jr. Robert K. Gelms Thomas Andrew Hoholik Joseph Bernard Minarik III Richard William Stake Sr. John J. McNaughton Bruno J. Gacek

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